Articles by Editorial Staff

Remember, Though the B2B Exhibitions Industry is Paused, It Is Resilient

April 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Nancy Drapeau, PRC, VP of Research, CEIR First of all, my heart goes out to our global community, stay safe. Thanks are in order for the bravery of all healthcare staff, [...]

A Note on Monitoring Total and New COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in the United States

March 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Allen Shaw, Ph.D. Chief Economist for Global Economic Consulting Associates, Inc. and CEIR Economist 27 March, 2020 On 8 December, 2019 China reported the first patient [...]

COVID-19 Outlook: An Economist’s Perspective

March 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

By Allen Shaw, Ph.D. Chief Economist for Global Economic Consulting Associates, Inc. and CEIR Economist The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has been tracking [...]

9 Crisis Communications Best Practices

March 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

By Michael Pinchera A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL The American Physical Society (APS) cancelled its March Denver meeting due to [...]

Making Cents: Designing Purposeful Amazing Event Experiences

March 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Molly Marsh, CMP A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL For many in the industry, “Experience Design” has become synonymous [...]

Crowd Think: Safety & Movement in Meetings

March 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Jessie States A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL Crowd management is a critical function of your safety and security event planning, [...]

Successful Sponsor Strategies for Meeting Planners: The Laws of Attraction

February 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

How are sponsorships and dating alike? Read the latest CEIR blog brought to you by MPI on how to attract sponsors to your event. [...]

How Much Can You Learn by Looking at a Face?

February 16, 2020 // 1 Comment

By Magda Klimczyk A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL This article was originally published by THINK MICE. The meetings industry [...]

The Coronavirus and Meetings: Staying Alert and Prepared

February 9, 2020 // 2 Comments

By Maria Lenhart A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL With the travel industry reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, which the World [...]

The Road to Sustainability in Events

February 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Paula Blomster A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL This new decade started with very disturbing pictures of burnt koalas and headlines [...]